laurel grad Dalton Rosta Gets knocked out by Fabian Edwards via headkick in third round of PFL Middleweight World Tournament final

HEADSHOT DEAD!

FABIAN EDWARDS SLEEPS DALTON ROSTA!!

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Fabian Edwards followed in a family tradition by capturing a belt in mixed martial arts with a head kick knockout Thursday night at the Hollywood Casino in Florida. Edwards put away Dalton Rosta, a Laurel grad, with that particular attack during the third round round of the PFL Middleweight Tournament final.

Fabian's brother, Leon, also won the welterweight championship in the UFC with a head-kick knockout. Leon's was even more dramatic. He knocked out long-reigning champion Kamaru Usman with 56 seconds left in a fight where he was behind on the scorecards.

"That is team headshot, dead," Fabian said to Dan Hardy in the cage after the fight. "That is crazy. God has a funny way to work. I'm so grateful."

While Rosta found success with his wrestling, it wasn't enough to slow down the potent British striker. Rosta completed three of his five takedown attempts and was in control for most of the second round. However, Edwards kept mixing up his kicks and all of the work paid off in the third round.

Nearly 90 seconds into the round, Edwards fired off a left head kick that put Rosta out.

Edwards followed up with one shot on the ground before the referee stopped the bout. Rosta fell to 11-2 in his career.

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